STATE NEWS
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas – The Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Laredo Port of Entry recently seized a commercial shipment of counterfeit watches and other watches used to facilitate the importation carrying a combined retail value of $28.7 million. In the enforcement action, a CBP import specialist
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry during a 24-hour period on America’s birthday detected nine separate alleged violations of immigration law, including entry with legitimate documents belonging to other people, use of altered entry documents and an alleged attempt to bring in
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) – Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, won top honors at the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) 2012 Communication Contest for her work published in 2011, the organization has announced. Winning first place awards were a feature press release marking Senator Zaffirini’s 47,550th consecutive vote in the Texas Senate and a pair
(Laredo, Tx)-Mariscos El Pescador partnered with the TAMIU Planetarium, the LCC Environmental Department, the Webb County Sheriffs Department, The Imaginarium of SouthTexas, LaredoBuzz.Com, Webb County Commissioner Pct.1 Frank Sciaraffa, Mayor of El Cenizo Raul Reyes, UISD Trustee Ricardo Molina, and The Laredo Rattlesnakes Football Team for a Fourth of July Summer Kids Camp at their location in
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Wednesday seized alleged marijuana valued at $186,000 from a driver using the SENTRI trusted traveler lane. The seizure occurred on June 20, 2012 during an examination at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . A CBP officer referred a 1992
LAREDO, TX – Jose Zuniga, chairman of the Small Business Committee for the Laredo Chamber of Commerce, announced the selection of Ramon Diez-Barroso as the 2012 Laredo BusinessPerson of the Year. The official announcement was made on June 21, 2012, at the Laredo Chamber of Commerce located at 2310 San Bernardo Ave. Chairman of the
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas – The Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Port of Entry seized a commercial shipment of jeans valued at $193,800 that was discovered to infringe on the Levi Strauss and Co. registered trademark. In the enforcement action, CBP officers at World Trade Bridge selected
Courtesy Kristina Guerra, (Laredo, Texas) Webb County – On Friday, June 15, 2012 at approximately 3:00 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies conducted an investigation which led to the intersection of Water Street and Salinas Avenue. During the investigation a Sheriff’s Deputy K9 alerted to the presence of contraband in the vehicle which led to the search warrant
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN, TX) -With 12 winning entries, Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, is the sweepstakes winner in the Press Women of Texas (PWT) 2012 Communications Contest for work published in 2011. Because her multiple winning entries earned her more points than any other entrant, she won the contest’s Sweepstakes Award for the second consecutive
Courtesy Will Krueger, Recognizing a “tireless champion for Texas higher education and TAMIU,” Texas A&M International University named its University Success Center for State Senator Judith Zaffirini in ceremonies Monday, June 11 in the lobby of the new Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center. The Texas A&M University System Chancellor, John Sharp, Jim Schwertner
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